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Manager, Experiential Marketing - News Division Content Partnerships

The explosive growth of experiential marketing within the media and marketing industries over the past decade has had an impact on WarnerMedia. There is significant momentum and focus on monetizing and executing more experiential and events-driven programs within the News division (CNN, HLN, Great Big Story), from teams including Editorial, Marketing, Sales, Courageous (in-house content studio) and Content Partnerships (ad sales marketing). Over the past year, the Content Partnerships team has expanded capabilities in this area. There is an opportunity today to support this growth by elevating our approach to experiential strategy, planning, execution and measurement for clients and trade audiences. We aim to develop and implement ground-breaking, revenue-driving events in 2019 and beyond.

The Job

The Experiential Manager will support the growth and implementation of experiential marketing strategy and execution within the WarnerMedia News Content Partnerships team.

The role is primarily events-focused (project management and production-oriented) and will provide additional support in the areas of talent/ influencer marketing and trade partnerships/ sponsorships.

The position reports to Amy Tunick, VP Operations & Activation, and will work across her teams, Courageous and the broader Content Partnerships department.

The Daily

Effectively support the development, production and overall implementation of all types of events, experiences, stunts, conferences, VIP entertaining, and other live programming.

Act as a point of contact with brand clients (blue chip partners across categories ranging from automotive and financial to entertainment and pharmaceutical brands) and agency partners (media, creative, PR, experiential) on the marketing side, in partnership with sales.

Oversee program budgets and support Operations team with financial management and status documentation of event-related programs.

Take a strategic approach to experiential programs, asking critical business questions, determining opportunities for optimization to meet objectives and KPIs, and synthesizing results, key learnings and best practices in partnership with internal teams.

Create or contribute to wrap reports and other materials about event programs for internal and external use, collaborating with Activation on client programs as needed.

Evangelize experiential among the internal marketing and sales teams.

Travel for event-related programs and to provide coverage at Courageous shoots, as needed.

Participate in team meetings and brainstorms around internal processes, client trends or needs, legal status and deliverables, or general matters specific to experiential programs.

Deliver daily with a client-focused attitude and a confident, enthusiastic, diplomatic approach.

Providing valuable solutions for brand clients and internal requests.

The Essentials

4-6 years of experiential or integrated marketing experience at a media company, creative or experiential agency or brand.

Strong event production and project/budget management skills are essential.

Highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Proactive collaborator and problem-solver with demonstrated ability to oversee a project from concept to completion in collaboration with creative, marketing and sales teams.

Ability to balance multiple priorities and be resourceful while working in a fast-paced environment.

Motivated and upbeat individual eager to learn and excel within the media industry.